The OS poster for
NETWORK.. very uninspired and rather dull, IMO. I really like the movie. The performances are powerful, needless to say. I think people are still "mad as hell...."
Not great, but far from the worst. At least it says something about the movie and the clouds are like hands coming down in judgement.
I think the worst ones are the ones that are the most common. A head shot of one or two of the stars with some non-offensive background. Sometimes they look shocked. Sometimes just bored. I know it is a bad poster when my mind just passes it by while going through a list.
Bruce kind of hinted at this in the other thread today. Unfortunately, I can usually eliminate a large percentage of any auction this way, even if it pains me to pass on a classic film because the poster is boring.
BTW, this is what I mean. Far from a great movie, but a good example:
